Nghe An sustainably develops social insurance and health insurance participants

PV: Can you tell us about the difficulties in developing social insurance and health insurance participants in 2023 in Nghe An?

Mr. Hoang Van Minh:Despite always receiving timely attention, leadership and direction from the Vietnam Social Security, the Provincial Party Committee, the People's Council, the People's Committee of Nghe An province and the participation of the entire political system in implementing social insurance and health insurance policies, the work of developing social insurance and health insurance participants in the area still faces many difficulties. The Covid-19 epidemic and the economic difficulties have directly affected the employment and income of workers. The awareness of voluntary participation in social insurance and health insurance of a part of the population is not high. The income of people in rural, mountainous, remote and isolated areas is still low and unstable. In addition, the impact of policy changes leading to an increase in the minimum voluntary social insurance and family health insurance contributions has directly affected people participating in voluntary social insurance and family health insurance in Nghe An.

Nghe An is also a locality affected by two policies: Decision No. 861/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister approving the list of communes in Region III, Region II, Region I in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021-2025; Decision No. 353/QD-TTg dated March 15, 2022 of the Prime Minister approving the list of poor districts, extremely disadvantaged communes in coastal, island and beach areas for the period 2021-2025. Accordingly, Nghe An has 86 communes in 16 districts and towns directly affected by the policy adjustment, more than 260,000 people are no longer entitled to the state budget to buy cards.health insurance. Although there has been a lot of determination in propaganda and mobilization work, people who are already in difficult economic conditions, now affected by policies and partly dependent on the State, so there are still many people who have not re-joined health insurance.

PV: Faced with these difficulties, what solutions has the Nghe An Social Insurance sector implemented to achieve the results as planned?

Mr. Hoang Van Minh:Anticipating difficulties and challenges in developing social insurance and health insurance participants, from the beginning of 2023, the Provincial Social Insurance has resolutely implemented synchronous solutions with the motto "completing the targets on social insurance and health insurance coverage is both a political task of the industry and a responsibility to the people and workers regarding social security".

The sector has proactively advised the Provincial People's Committee and actively coordinated with departments, branches and sectors in implementing social insurance and health insurance policies in the area. Strengthening the propaganda and dissemination of laws on social insurance and health insurance. Mobilizing the coordination of the entire political system, promoting the role of the grassroots level, especially the commune and ward levels in mobilizing people to voluntarily participate in social insurance and family health insurance. Expanding and improving the quality of activities of collection service organizations in the area. Organizing work with employers, at the same time, strengthening propaganda and raising awareness of workers about the Law on Social Insurance and Health Insurance. Strengthening coordination between three parties: Steering Committee for implementing social insurance and health insurance policies at the commune level - Social Insurance Agency - Service organizations. At the same time, strengthen the local Steering Committee in accordance with the characteristics of each region, such as adding village chiefs, hamlet chiefs or prestigious people as members of the commune-level Steering Committee...

From those drastic and synchronous solutions, in 2023, the provincial Social Insurance sector achieved remarkable results: It is estimated that by the end of December 2023, the whole province will have 3,049,769 people participating in social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance. Of which: The number of people participating in social insurance is 385,931 people, reaching a rate compared to the working-age labor force of 24.9%; the number of people participating in health insurance is 2,936,308 people, reaching a health insurance coverage rate of 93% compared to the population, completing the targets assigned by the Provincial People's Committee.

PV: With the goal of sustainable development of social insurance and health insurance participants, what tasks will the Social Insurance sector focus on in 2024, sir?

Mr. Hoang Van Minh:The target for social insurance and health insurance in the Resolution of the 19th Nghe An Provincial Party Congress is: By 2025, the rate of people participating in health insurance will reach 95%, the rate of the labor force participating in social insurance will reach 26% - 27%. With the determination to complete the Resolution's targets and sustainably develop social insurance and health insurance participants, in addition to continuing to implement the solutions that have been effective in the previous year, Nghe An Social Insurance will focus on the following key tasks:

Strengthening advisory work and making recommendations to competent authorities to promptly remove obstacles, creating conditions for the Social Insurance sector to effectively perform its tasks, contributing to ensuring social security in the area.

Coordinate with relevant departments and branches to research and propose a mechanism to support social insurance and health insurance premiums for people in difficult circumstances in the area to participate in voluntary health insurance and social insurance.

Actively coordinate with the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, the Fatherland Front Committee and departments, unions, associations, and government levels to promote propaganda activities with the motto of identifying communication work as the "key" to sustainable development of social insurance and health insurance participants. Analyze and specifically evaluate potential subjects to ensure effective development of participants.

Continue to promote administrative procedure reform and apply information technology to create the most favorable conditions for participants and beneficiaries of social insurance and health insurance policies.

PV: Thank you!

Sustainable development of social insurance and health insurance participants is the expansion and steady development of social insurance and health insurance coverage in the area, associated with ensuring social security rights and aiming at the satisfaction of social insurance and health insurance participants.

PV